F3 Knoxville

Expect the Unexpected

THA-THANG:

25 reps Rock Presses

10 reps 4-ct Flutter Kicks

50 reps Rock Squats

5 reps Burpees

Exercise Dice Ladder

  • Roll Dice. Do exercise.
  • Mosey to other side of field.
  • Do an 8-Count Merkins (increase by one rep every time until you reach 8 then go back down the ladder)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Expect the unexpected in life. Obstacles can be seen as roadblocks or opportunities for growth.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
4 AUG- 2nd F at Anders

11 AUG- 3rd F at Overlook

18 AUG- Kickball

25 AUG- CSAUP

Carry the Weight

THE SCENE:  Mostly clear with some chalk.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
SSH x 15 IC
Windmills x 15 IC
Cherry Pickers x 10 IC
Mountain Climbers x 15 IC
Hand Release Merkins x 15 IC
Squat x 15 IC
THA-THANG:
“Gunny”
For time: SCALE AS NECESSARY
1-mile weighted run
50 ‘merkins
50 sit-ups
1-mile weighted run
50 ‘merkins
50 sit-ups
1-mile weighted run
Wear a ruck, weight vest, body armor, loaded pack or whatever is needed to load yourself with 50 lb. for the runs.
MARY:
Mary didn’t show as the workout tapped out the PAX
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Command Sgt. Maj. Martin “Gunny” Barreras, 49, of Tucson, Arizona, died on May 13, 2014, of wounds he sustained during an attack on his unit on May 6, 2014. Barreras was well known for his contributions to the successful rescue of Jessica Lynch in 2003. He joined the Marine Corps in 1983 and the Army Rangers in 1988. He was the senior enlisted adviser in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.  He is survived by his wife, Melinda; daughters, Amice and Victorria; and son, Calvin.

The take-away here today was leave your burdens here – the PAX together can bear them.
MOLESKIN:
We had some initially apprehensive PAX, but the shouldered the weight and surprised themselves with how much they could carry.   I left impressed!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • 2F on 11Aug18, “The Outlook” downtown 08:30
  • Kickball tournament 18Aug18
  • Truckin’ to the Pound 25Aug18
  • 3rd Anniversary of F3 in Knoxville – early November

Exposives

THA-THANG:

Everyone did split squats while each PAX did 5 burpee pull-ups. Round 1: left leg. Round 2: right leg

Alternate between Alligator Merkins and broad jumps at every line down the parking lot and back.

Power skips down and back. Alligator Merkins/Broad Jumps down and back. Power skips down and back.

11s

  • Squat Jumps
  • Single-leg Straight-leg Deadlifts

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
38 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
https://www.evernote.com/l/AXZB4u79SWlN0pkI9Bv3mfXWDFzz7xCq6VY

Colonel Forbin Ascends Again…. and will be again later

THE SCENE: 70 or summthin Clear skies
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 15 IC
Little Baby Arm Circles Forward and Back x 10 IC
Tempo Squat x 10 IC
Cherry Pickers x 10 IC
5 Burpees OYO
OYO Stretch
THA-THANG:
1/2 Ran up Jucomanjaro while the other half did exercises at base camp
Base camp exercises- 30 Merks, 30 squats, 30 4 ct. Flutter kicks
Little swimmin in there with some other ab stuff before we made our way to the AO
Boxcutters IC x 30
Merkins IC x 15
Mosey to nearby lot
7s
BBS and 4 ct. Monkey Humpers
Merkins IC x 15 to finish it off
MARY:
Mary was there in bits
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

10 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Frankl writes from Man’s Search for Meaning-
“Let us first ask ourselves what should be understood by “a tragic optimism.” In brief it means that one is, and remains, optimistic in spite of the “tragic triad,” as it is called in logotherapy, a triad which consists of those aspects of human existence which may be circumscribed by: (1) pain; (2) guilt; and (3) death. This chapter, in fact, raises the question, How is it possible to say yes to life in spite of all that? How, to pose the question differently, can life retain its potential meaning in spite of its tragic aspects? After all, “saying yes to life in spite of everything,” to use the phrase in which the title of a German book of mine is couched, presupposes that life is potentially meaningful under any conditions, even those which are most miserable. And this in turn presupposes the human
capacity to creatively turn life’s negative aspects into something positive or constructive. In other words, what matters is to make the best of any given situation. “The best,” however, is that which in Latin is called optimum—hence the reason I speak of a tragic optimism, that is, an optimism in the face of tragedy and in view of the human potential which at its best always allows for: (1) turning
suffering into a human achievement and accomplishment; (2) deriving from guilt the opportunity to change oneself for the better; and (3) deriving from life’s transitoriness an incentive to take responsible action.”
This is why I love F3 and all of you men. It seems that all of this applies to my time with you all.

Link to the pdf of the book is below. http://www.fablar.in/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Mans_Search_for_Meaning.78114942.pdf
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Kickball tourney ~18th
Anniversary Nov 3rd + 4th will be a picnic
Truckin to the Pound is ~ 8/25

Mosey with WallBall

THE SCENE:60 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Stretch on your own
THA-THANG:
We ran.  WallBall got in 3 miles before a poop pain hit him.  I trudged on for another mile.

MARY:
We left her out of this one.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We spoke about upcoming race events, our current mileage challenge, Frosty being a bum for calling people out in GroupMe and then fartsacking, tramp stamps, fall break vactions, and kids.  It was a good run.